Clothes-clamp.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

T. W. DE LAUGHTBR;

CLOTHES CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 10110.11, 1906.

WITNESSES: [NVENTOR the clothes.

' THOMAS W. DE LAUGHTER, OF NlLES, onro.

CLOTHES-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Applicationfiled December 11, 1906. Serial No. 347,294.

To all whom it may cancer-n1.

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. DE LAUGH- TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Niles, in the county of Trum bull'andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes- Olamps, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inclothes-clamps and the object of this invention is to provide a novelclamp for securing the clothes upon a crib or bed, whereby the movementof the occupant of the bed or crib will not dislodge Briefly described,I construct my clamp of wire and wood, the wooden portion of the clampembodying two cleats, While the wire portion of the clamp consists oftwo pivoted arms adapted to carry the cleats and retain them inengagement with-the bedclothes.

The detail construction of my improved clamp will-be presently describedand then specifically pointed out in the claim. Referring to the drawingforming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure -1 isa front elevation of the clamp. Fig. 2 is an edge view. tive view of theclamp as attached to clothes.

The clamp comprises two wooden cleats 1 and 2, having confrontingserrated surfaces 3, adapted to grip the edge of a bed-cloth, as a sheet4. The cleat 1 carries an arm constructed of wire. The arm 4 embodies aneyelet portion 5, havin alining loops 6 and bent ends 7, the ends eingsecured to the cleat 1 by screws 8 or similar fastening means. In theeyelet 5 is secured a strap, tape, or cord 9, employed for securing theclamp to the frame of a bed.

In the loops 6 is pivotally mounted an arm Fig. 3 is a perspecattachedthereto.

10. The arm '10 is in the form of a yoke having its bent ends 11 securedto the cleat 2, as at 12. Slidably mounted upon the bent ends 11 of thearm is a strap 14, said strap embracing the .arm 4 and having e elets15, through which the bent ends 11 of t e arm 10 extend. The strap 14 isemployed for retaining the cleats 1 and 2 in engagement with the sheet4, said strap being moved toward the loops 6 to release the cleats. Theslight curvature 16 of the arms 4 and 10'provide's an inclination uponwhich the strap 14 is adapted to move when closing and opening thecleats of my improved clamp.

From the foregoing description'it will be observed that I have devised asimple and inexpensive clamp adapted to be attached-to the side rails orframes of a bed or crib for retaining the bedclothes thereon, the clampbeing constructed whereby it will not injure the bedclothes or mar thebed when properly It is obvious that the clamp may be used in connectionwith other articles than a bed or crib, and for this reason I do .notcare to confine myself to the detail construction of the clamp, as suchchanges can be resorted to as are permissible by the appended claim.-

What I claim, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is

A clamp of the character described consisting of two cleats havingserrated confronting faces, pivotally-connected wire a ms carried bysaid cleats, one of said arms being formed with an eyelet, and withloops for pivotally holding the other of said arms, a strap slidablymounted upon one of said arms and adapted to embrace the other of saidarms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses. I

THOMAS W. DE LAUGHTER.

Witnesses:

En. E. ZI'MMERMAN, CHAS. SWAGER.

